BLUEWATER MARIBAGO IS VERY FILIPINO

While we usually stick to more budget-friendly hostels, one resort in particular kept sticking out as we researched hotels for our upcoming trip to the Philippines– Bluewater Maribago Beach Resort. Not because it had gorgeous beaches or a great design, although it did have those too, but because the resort prided itself on showcasing the best of Filipino culture. With […]

FOTO FRIDAY: A TOWERING TOWER OF BUNS

Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of towering towers of buns in Hong Kong. It’s that time of year again, when the people of Cheung Chau–a small island fishing village in Hong Kong, are busy preparing paper-mache deities, sewing beautiful costumes, baking “lucky” buns, and sticking them […]

IT’S MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES: 10 FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF SUMMER IN THE VISAYAS

The Philippines is an island nation made up of over 7,000 islands– yes, you read that right, seven thousand. 7,107 islands to be exact, and only around 2,000 of them are inhabited. At over 22,500 miles, it’s ranked 4th in the world for the length of its coastline, and all that coastline can only mean one thing– […]